Château Cartier 2022

2022, a vintage in stark contrast to the previous one.
After a very cold start to the winter, milder weather returned in February. Budbreak occurred in the last days of March, but spring was once again marked by five nights of frost in early April; however, the damage remained limited. The sunny character of this vintage quickly took hold starting in May, leading to early and rapid flowering. The first heat wave struck in mid-June, followed by above-normal temperatures through the end of September, resulting in an early harvest. Thunderstorms in late June helped alleviate the water stress the vines had endured all summer. It wasn’t until mid-August that the rains finally came, following multiple heat waves exceeding 40 degrees.
The grapes finished ripening under excellent conditions, with the harvest beginning on September 5.
2022 will be remembered as a vintage for the future.